Category: EnvironmentPart of speech: nounDifficulty: Intermediate

çevre

/cevre/Roman

English meaning: Environment

Turkish Definition

(Türkçe)

Arazi, su ve hava dahil doğal çevrenin bütünüdür. Türkiye, Akdeniz kıyılarından Karadeniz ormanlarına ve Anadolu stepelerine uzanan zengin ekosistemlerle dünyanın 17 megabiyoçeşitlilik ülkesinden biridir.

English Definition

The natural surroundings including land, water, and air. Turkey is one of the world's 17 megadiverse countries with rich biodiversity across its diverse ecosystems from Mediterranean coasts to Black Sea forests and Anatolian steppes. Climate change and water scarcity are growing challenges.

Example

Çevre koruma, gelecek nesillere karşı bir sorumluluktur.

In English: Environmental protection is a responsibility toward future generations.

Synonyms

  • doğa
  • ekosistem

Literary Heritage

Boğaz'ın suları hem şehri birleştirir hem de ayırır — bu onun en büyük sırrıdır.

The waters of the Bosphorus both unite and divide the city — that is its greatest mystery.

Orhan Pamuk · Novelist · 20th–21st century

İstanbul: Hatıralar ve Şehir

İstanbul: Hatıralar ve Şehir (Istanbul: Memories and the City), Ch. 4, 2003

Images

CC-licensed · free to use
More on Wikimedia
Loading images…

Video

Language information

Language
Türkçe
Turkish
Script
Latin
Family
Turkic
Speakers
88M
Back to Turkish Dictionary